If you're new here, it might be worth starting at the beginning to find out what you're letting yourself in for! The Pansy Genesis - Where it all started
So we start looking for a Scottish MFV for Liveaboard conversion and end up on a mission to restore and live with a 70 year old Motor Fifie that someone else had started converting. Bear with it, there's a few useful pearls of wisdom in here somewhere for those of a boaty disposition
Feel free to get in touch with any queries or post comments, we've probably got heaps more info that we've just plain forgot to stick on here

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Did a bit more today, weather looks shite for the next few days so going to have to wait a bit longer to get the paint out and turn her around. Discovered another bit of scabby plank so ripped that off and stuck a new one one, stuck the new timber on the gunnels, itching to get the paint out but time was against me. Also ripped the rest of the rubbing strake off! The bit on the back half of the boat is basically sound, but I like the idea of having it all new and matching so the whole lot is getting done now.

Got most of the way down the port side before it was time to call it a day. The nails that were holding it on are in such fine fettle they are going back in again. Seems a shame to waste them. The old rubbing strake is burning merrily on the fire and keeping me warm though!

all in all, starting to look pretty good/

Also had an email from a Pansyite who'd google'd upon us in search of Ford Lehman engine info (a lot of people do!) and has sent me the full Service manual for the 2700 series. A mighty tome at nearly 400 pages, but good to have when the need arises (note the when and not if!)

anyone that wants a copy, or some more Ford lehman manuals and Borg warners manuals I've managed to cadge along the way have a look here: